पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · January 15, 2046 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.26 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वाऽन्येभ्य उपासते।तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः।।13.26।।
"13.26 Others again, having no direct knowledge but only hearing from others, nevertheless worship, and they, too, if true to the teachings, cross the sea of death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2103 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1968 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1453
Malayalam Era: 1222
Nanakshahi: 577
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra356.30°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.21°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha269.13°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati317.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra249.38°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani233.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

Vṛndāvana — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 09:50
Yamaganda11:09 – 12:29
Gulika Kāla13:48 – 15:07
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:11 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:31 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:50 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:09 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:29 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:48 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:27 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:46 – 19:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:27 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:48 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:29 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:09 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:50 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:31 – 07:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°
Longitude: 77.6593°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5147
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879895.27
Julian Day2468360.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4961°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.16°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.4961°), declination -21.12°, EoT -9.35 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2046-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)